The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-07-21


In ths matter o. the Subscription 10 the
sum q Calf railway company, by dayton
township, Saline county, Kansas
WHEEEAs, A petition culy signed By ThOm.
Riordsn and e more 81 TIE resident taxpsy'
ers Of Dayton township, Saline county, STAT
Of Knnsaa, and being more than tWo-hfthi
f7-fl of the resident taxpayers Of said town
ahip, has been on this alth day % June, A. d.
Iaq, presented % the hoard Of county com
ni-rionerT 81 aid county Of Saline, f1r N,
eunslderafiou and action Of said board, ther,
heInr urrrenf. Ansun Miller, chairman, anr
A; I. Dodge and ]; W. baTSkss; members % Q
Togeuh SarEent, clerk o. said county ans
clerk Of said board, which said petition viii
the signatures thereto omitted "a IN IN
words and figures following, to-Wit;
PETITION
10 fhe Honorable Beard of C0unfy ConiBiis
ss0nsrs of SaIfHs County IN the STATE ?
Kansas:
We, the undersigned, your Petioners, eaei
being . resident taxpayer Of Daytoi
township, IN saline county, state OF Kan
ssa, respectfully petition your honorable bod
% submit 10 the qualified electors OF sais
township, for their acceptance OF rejection ai I
sneeiai election % Be ordered by your hon0r
Orable body under and IN pursuance Of IN
lavE Of the state Of Kansas, and an act enti
tied, sAn set % enable c0untlesi TOW nshi p
ruada and 70 repeal section eight Of ehapie
thfrfv-nine OF the laws OF is74," whicl
took effect February ., iSe, the follow
ing proposition with the terms and ccndi
tions hereinafter specified, to-Wit:
Shall the township OF Dayton In tn
county Of Saline, state Of Kansas, subscrib'
for one hundred and my shares. OF one hun
Ord dollar each, on the capital stock Of IN,
Solomon Valley, Gypsum q Gull railway
cou1rnnv q corporation organized under tn
Law OF thestate OF Kansas, and In paymen
therefore issue % said rallWay company nf
teen Of the bonds OF said township, OF the de
nomination Of one thousand dollan each, sais
bombs 20 BE- payable 20 the bearer at the fisca
Agency Of the state OF Kansas IN New Aori
City, thirty years after date thereof, With In
terest nf the rate Of six per cent perannufn
payable semi-annually, for which IN
terest coupons shall be attached, payable a
the fiscal agency aforesaid; this subscription
OF stock and issue Of bonds 10 be upon th'
following conditions, namely: As soon a
said proposition shall be determined IN tn
Affirmative, by a canvass OF the votes east a
such election, the bOari Of county co.nfnis
siOners Of said county Of Saline, for and II
behalfof said Dayton township shall Orde
the county clerk 10 make, and the COUNT
CLERK shah make, said subscription In IN
name OF said township, for one hundred ant
my shares Of the capital stock Of said rail
way company; and when the railroad
said railway company shall be built @
standard gauge, completed and In operation
(under lease or OtherWisel from the north %
west line Of said township 20 the south n
east line Of said Dayton township, then SAID
county commissioners shall cause sucl
bonds, with interest coupons attached "a
Aforesaid, 20 be issued In the name Of sal,
township Of Dayton, and shall deliver tn
same % said railway company, It's success
sOrs or assigns, on delivery or tender 10 th'
county treasurer OF said county, Of GER
tihcates for one hundred and ifty shares O
fully paid up capital stock Of said railway
company, equal In amount with said bond =
dollar for dollar;
ProrSded said railroad shall be built, com
pleted and In operation by lease or other
1r1a AZ ~ nm frrh ~ F-f
sf July, A. D., ldia, and
Prori,fsd further, that n the said. the Sol
omon Valley, Gypsum 4 Gulf railway com
pany shall be hindered or delayed In tn
construction OF said line OF railroad, b.
labor strikes, legal proceedings, or eNtraordi
nary action Of the elements the length o
time so hindered shall be added 10 tn
time herein speeihedto complete said rail
The form OF the ballots to be used at sal,
election snail be "For the subscription o
stock and issue OF bonds TO the Solomon
Valley, Gypsum 4 Gulf railway company,
and against the subscription Of stock ant
issue OF bonds 10 the Solomon Valley, Gyp
Huin a Gulf railway company" And,
WHEREAS, The said petition being dull
hled and now set down for hearing, and th'
said board Of county commissioners havinl
duly examined and considered the same, anS
being duly advised In the premises, the SAID
board do ind and declare that said petitiOn 4
In writing; that II q subscribed by more thar
tWO-fifhs 3-5l Of the resident Taxpayers o
Il deEiguates the Solomon Valley, Gypsum 4
Gulf railway company a. the company 4
which Il Il proposed TO extend aid in the con
struction and building Of It's railnad into
amount OF capital stock OF said company, fO
which u is proposed that the said townshipO
Dayton shall subscribe; that u sets forth N,
terms Of payment for said stock together will
the terms and conditions upon which Il Il
proposed 10 make said subscription and IN,
form Of ballot 70 be used at said election
asked and prayed 10 be held In said town
ship, and that said petition Is In all re-
spects In conformity 10 law. Now,
Therefore, In accordance with the prayer O
said petition, and pursuant to, and by virtue
aud under authority OF the several statute
In such case made aud provided, u Is hereby
ordered and declared By said board that ths
prayer Of said petition be and the same i
hereby granted, and that special election
be held In said township on the 9Th day %
August, A D., 1851, fOrthe purpose Of voting
ON said proposition an at said special elee-
M ne hsreinbef6re feeited petition-aii o
which said petition Is hereby made a parl
Of this ofder-shall be and Is hereby submit
ted 10 the qualified electors OF said township
for their decision BY voting by ballot thereon
a. In such petition designated.
And it Is further ordered and declared that
said election be held at the usual places ol
holding general elections In said township Of
Dayton, and that u be held and that the re-
turns be made and the result be asccrtaind
and declared I'm the same manner as pro-
and that the ballots used at said election
shall have written or printed thereon the
words: "FoF the subscription OF stock and
issue OF bonds % the solomon Valley, Gyl'-
sum Gulf railway COmpany;" and "Againsi
the subscription Of stock and Issue OF bonds
20 the solomon Valley, Gypsum Gulf rail-
way company"
Said ballots 20 be counted for or against the
proposition accordingly.
And Il a further ordered by said board
that the sheriff Of Saline county make due
qualified electors Of said township OF Dayton
Of the submission Of said question
and proposition a. set forth In said petit
ton and this order 20 and for their decision
at the special election, 20 he held as afOre-
said, BY publishing the said proclamation
for thirty days or more next preceding the
holding OF said election, In the Saline County
~ 5a "a = s LIN gt eo55tv Sga7SI ana bs,ing in t1e S
eral circulation In said township Of Dayton.
and that In said proclamation the said sheT-
IN set forth this order reciting said petition.
And the county clerk Of said county and
ex-ofiicio clerk Of this board, i hereby di-
rected to issue 20 the sheriff OF said county OF
Saline, state Of Kansas, duly certified copy
Done BY the board OF county commission
ers Of the county OF Saline, state Of Kansas.
this Soth day OF une, A. d lss7.
AEsoN MILLER, Chairman.
iSEAL.l A. L. DODGE, I Members Of
J. W. BuRKK, Seid Board.
ATTEST; JOSEPH SARGENT,
County Clerk.
STATE OF KANsAS,l
COUNTY OF SALINE. %
I, Joseph Sargent, clerk Of said county OF
Saline, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing Is q full and correct cOpy, IN every
particular, OF the order made by the board of
county commissioners Of said county, In the
matter herein named, at n special session OF
said board, dull held at my Office In the city
Of salina, the county seat Of said county, on
the S0th day Of June, A. D., 1857, which order
vas duly entered Of record In records Of
board Of county commissioners OF Saline
county, state OF Kansas.
In witness whereof have herenntO set my
hand as county clerk, and afiixed the seal OF
said county, at my once In the city OF Saiina,
In the said county and state, this lst day OF
July, A. D., l6T. JOSEPH SARGENT,
SEAL County Clerk.
To ". ". Barfleff, Sherry Of Said County, and
arhieh said order e hereby made part
o. fdifs order and n0fice.
Now, therefore, /, W. W. bartlett, sheriff
Of saidc0uuty OF Saline, in pursuance and
BY virtue OF said order, do hereby pro-
claim and make known that on Tues
day, the 9Th day OF August A. d..
loa7, special electlon viii be held In said
township Of Dayton, for the purpose Of vot-
above order contained, and that said
election will be held at the usual place Of
holding general elections in said township.
and in the manner provided by law for hold
ing general elections.
Witness my hand and Official signature
W. W. BARTLETT.
Sheriff of Saline County, Kansas.
Sherif's Proclamation,